Winter Squash Seeds, North Georgia Candy Roaster

Very productive heirloom variety known to have been developed and stewarded by the Cherokee Nation and dates to early 1800’s. Widely grown in various parts of Appalachia, North Georgia, Southern Tennessee, and Southwestern North Carolina.

Banana-shaped, long fruits have delicious, sweet flavor which is great for pies and roasting. Fruits usually weigh 10-15 lbs. Pick when they are 18-20″.

Our current seed stock was grown by Tom Wahlberg of Decorah, IA. He was also one of the former seed house managers of Seed Savers Exchange.

Packet has min. 25 seeds

GROWING NOTES

• Cucurbita maxima
• Full sun
• Planting depth: 1/2-1″
• Sprouts in 5-10 days
• Ideal growing temperature: 70-90F
• Plant spacing: 18-36″
• Frost hardy: No
• Growth habit: Vining
• Growing tips: Direct-seed winter squash seeds in compost-rich, fertile and well-drained soil after last frost in spring. Water regularly at flowering stage. Mulch at plant base to retain soil moisture during growth. Watch for squash bugs and vine borers. Vining winter squash varieties require a lot of space to crawl. Winter squash thrives in warm weather. Moschata varieties are usually more tolerant to squash vine borers, thanks to their hard, difficult-to-penetrate vines.

Check out our other winter squash seeds.